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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Common Sense and Reasonable Answers" by Warren William Luce.]

Common Sense and Reasonable Answers, by Warren William Luce, is a nonfiction book that explores various pressing issues facing the world and how these issues can be addressed to ensure world peace. The first things that came to mind about relevant world issues after I read the book's description were religion and politics. In the world today, it is very easy to see the division caused by numerous religious beliefs and how selfishness, greed, and corruption in politics have affected the world. This book discusses the influence of politics, religion, and much more. War, terrorism, the economy, man's nature, God's nature, and death are just a few of the other topics discussed throughout the book.

The author wastes no time in diving into politics, as he brings to light the acts of treason committed by the United States Congress, listing the interests of the congressmen and other government officials as self, special interests, their party, before the good of the country. Gun laws and the United States' twenty trillion dollar debt were also discussed. I liked that the author places some of the responsibility of correcting the state of politics on the people, especially considering the amount of pressure placed on the government to do our bidding.

Warren's tone from the onset of the book is that of seriousness and optimism. Although it shifts to frustration on a few occasions, which was evident when he discussed political treason and people hoarding wealth while people in parts of the world are starving, it showed how much Warren cares about the world and topics being discussed. The most thought-provoking part of the book for me revolved around the discussion of God, man, and different religious doctrines. This is a part of the book that I think will make readers question some of their beliefs, especially beliefs about the nature of God, the existence of heaven and hell, and what happens after we die. While I agree with a lot of what the author said in this part of the book, at times, it seemed like he believed only part of the Bible and not all of it. I felt like him quoting the Bible literally at times and not seeking the symbolic meanings of these scriptures was the biggest shortcoming in this book, but that is a personal opinion. Some readers may agree with everything the author said.

Another major theme discussed in the book was love. The love of God and one's neighbor as one loves oneself was reiterated throughout the book, as this is what the author considers to be the most important and effective way to achieve world peace, and I completely agree. Some of the solutions provided by the author may seem unrealistic to some readers, like when he proposed reducing the amount of money spent on the military to tackle poverty, but Warren is under no illusions as to how difficult it will be to change our ways. In his words, "World peace is elusive but not impossible." The book further takes us into the state of human health, health care, nutrition, and the power of the mind.

Furthermore, I found a few errors while reading Common Sense and Reasonable Answers, but none of the errors slowed down my reading, as they were few and far between. However, there were some unexplained terms that derailed my reading at some points, like FFT, WMD, and CIC. The book is heavily backed by research, especially from the Bible, but there were some statistics given at the beginning of the book that had no references. While some of these statistics were believable, I would have preferred the inclusion of references and sources for further study.

Overall, I enjoyed reading Common Sense and Reasonable Answers very much. I think it is a very important book for the world to digest and implement some of its contents. Although some aspects of the book could be controversial for some readers, this book will spark a lot of relevant conversations about problems facing us today, and it offers "reasonable answers." I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. Unexplained terms and a lack of references at certain points of the book influenced my decision to take out a star from the rating. I would recommend this book to people who want to get a different perspective on the contents of the Bible. People that want to learn about achieving inner peace and world peace will also learn a lot from this book.

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Sounds like a grounded, practical book. That's really refreshing for political commentary! Thanks for this review!

Indeed, achieving world peace is elusive but it is possible. It will require people and governments to be intentional and perhaps resources but everything that is worth costs. Thanks for the review.

There are definitely issues that need to be faced in our world today. I love that the author addresses not only the issues but proposes solutions as well. That's a plus. Thanks!

The author shows mastery of his work. He balanced it out, the question and the answer is provided. Well done.

A revelation every once in a while is necessary.The author brings to light a very difficult paradox-government's responsibility and its accountability even when pressure from the public leads to bad policy.Thanks a great review.

Sounds like a good practical book with love as one of the major themes discussed in it. Too bad the errors took one star off this one.

It sounds like this would be a difficult read for non-Christians.

Having also had the opportunity to read and review Luce's book, I concur with you on several points--particularly the author's lack of references for the statistics he lists at the beginning of the book and also his tendency to quote parts of the Bible and then completely disregard other parts of it. However, like you, I do agree with the core of Luce's message, which is that if we show compassion and understanding to others that the world will be a better place. Great review!

Wow, this book covers a lot of territory. God, politics, world peace are huge issues, and it sounds like the author does a nice job of covering them. We can't have enough encouragement to do our part to bring about peace. Thank you for the beautiful review.